16/10
I am writing this post from my pitch-black bedroom. Why, you ask? Well, as much
as I love sitting in the dark, this is not the case here. We simply have no
electricity. Our usual “you only get 4 hours of electricity per day, deal with
it” has now turned into “you deserve nothing, peasant” phase. I have always
wanted to experience living in the middle of nowhere, with no water, no
electricity and no vehicle. Said no one ever! But guess what, it’s happening.
Yay…
We started our day as optimistically as ever. We were planning on going for a
long hike to see the waterfall and collect scat in a new area. The drive to the
trail was supposed to be about an hour. Less then 200 meters in and our vehicle
stopped working. Fuel pump they reckon.
We changed our plans and did a local scat walk instead, whish ended up being
9,5 km altogether. Given that the sun was shining like no tomorrow (and we are
used to the arctic winds here and dress accordingly) I am glad I am back and I
did not suffer from heat stroke. Jokes, it wasn’t that bad. I was only half-dying.
Back home the reality suddenly hit us. We had no water! Took 4 hours to get
that sorted, but we finally got there.
5.30PM hit and everyone was delighted to see their electronics come to life.
The joy was robbed from us when a couple of minutes later the light was taken
from us, not to return again. Oh well, at least my laptop has some battery life
left and Beccy has borrowed me her solar charger for the phone. Maybe all is
not lost after all.
Only 2 more days until Mzuzu, that is if our car gets it’s act together. We
have been eating canned veggies, legumes and rice for days. In Mzuzu there’s a
little shop so there’s a good chance I might get to purchase some fresh stuff
and anything that doesn’t
come out of a can. I know it will not last (because we don’t have a fridge),
but even a day’s worth of fresh will hopefully satisfy the cravings.
I guess that’s that for the day. I hope you’re all chocking on your salads and
drowning in your bathtubs like the privileged white trash you are. Jokes, I
love you all and can’t wait to stuff my face and swim in a bathtub once back in
Melby. xx
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